Collapsible clothes cabinet



June 17 1924.

1,498,322 J. H. HYAMS COLLAPSIBLE CLOTHES CABINET Filed July 18,- 1923 5 SheetsSheet l June 17, 1924. 1,498,322

J. H. HY AM$ COLLAPSIBLE CLOTHES. QABINET Filed July 18, 192'? '5 Sheets-Sheet a june 17, 1924. v v 1,498,322

J. H. HYAMS COLLAPSIBLE CLOTHES CABINET Filed July 18, 1923 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 June 17 1924. 1,498,322

' J. H. HYAMS COLLAPS IBLE CLOTHES CABINET Filed July 18, 1923 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented June 17, 1924.

teas-2 JOHN HENRY HYAMS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

cOLLArsIBLE CLOTHES CABINET.

Application filed July '18, 1923. Seria1- No.'652,427.

To all whom 'it may concern.

Be it known that I, J OHN HENRY'HYAMs, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of the city of Chicago, in the State of Illinois, United States of America, have invented certain new and useful- Improvements in Collapsible Clothes Cabinets, of which the following-is a specification.

This invention relates to collapsible clothes cabinets, and has for its objects to provide animproved cabinet wherein means are adapted to receive clothes, and to provide a hat receptacle'within the clothes cabinet, to provide a boot and shoe receptacle also carried by the cabinet.

This application is purposed tocover'an improvementon thesubjectni-atter of my copending application, No. 569,28 1 filed June 19th, 1922.

The objects of theinvention are to provide an improved collapsible cabinet, which comprises a casing mounted on standards carriedby a boot and shoe receptacle to be supported on the ground. Means are also provided to cooperate with the supporting standards in order to secure the top of the cabinet to a side wall-or other suitable vertical surface.

A further object of theinvention is to provide a cabinet of the kind described, which is collapsible and can be folded into a compact form as will be obvious from an inspection of the drawings, all the parts of the receptacles and supports'of the cabinet being .fold'able and capable of being spaced within the casing, which is compact and suitable for transportation.

With the above and other" objects in View, the invention consists essentially of the improved construction hereinafter described in detail intheaccompanying specification and drawings.

In thedrawings;

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the in proved clothes cabinet in workingor "unfolded position.

Figure 2isa perspective view of the improved clothes cabinet in collapsed position.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal Vertical section taken throughthe-improved cabinet-in working position.

Figure a is a perspective view showing the framework of the cabinet, the casing and part of the standards being broken away for the sake of clarity.

Figure 5is a section itakenon theiline 5-5 ofFig'ure '3. v

Figure-6 is a plan view of the'boot: and shoe receptacle.

Figure 7 is a detail sectional view on the line 77 ofFigure 5.

Figure 8 is a fragmentaryperspective of aportion of the framework showing some of the connecting links in-"folded or'colla sed position. p

U igure'9 .is'a-p'lan view of the removable bottom for the boot and shoe receptacle.

"Figure 10 is'a sectionaldet'ail through-a corner of the-boot and shoereceptacle.

:Figure 11 is a sectional detail view onlthe line 1111 of Figure -:10.

Figure 12 is a"fragmentary sectional view taken through a side of the" boot andshoe receptacle opposite toithat shown in Figure 10.

Figure 13 is a sectionaldetail view onthe line 1313 of Figure12.

Figure "1 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of thelower end of one style of'standards.

Figure 15 is a fragmentaryperspective View of thelower end or foot'of another style of standard.

Figure 16 is a fragmentary perspective view of a portion "of a hatbox.

Like 7 characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Referring to the drawings more particularly for a description of the'in've11ti'on, A represents the improved cabinet comprising asupporting board 10 -to which ispivotally mounted asat 11 a casing 12. M'ounted in the casing "is aFframework =13 intermediate of the length of which on either side's-are connected links 11 1, the opposite endof each of=wliich is adapted to-be connected to a bolt 14 "carried by an anchoring post 15 on :the board 10.

The bolts 1430f the anchOring posts 15 carry supporting members 16*whieh sup port a clothes rod 17. The clothes rod' 17 has-its two ends formed'with pintles 18designed to engage holes formed' at ther ends of two sup-portingbrackets 19 and 20, which are pivotally secured to the-framework 13. Theboard'lO carries a shoulder 21 on which is mounted the bottom 22 of a hatbox 23. Other=1nembers2 1 and 25' are provided on the board 10 being located at right angles to the shoulder I 21- iand to which members are hingedly connected the two sides or flaps 26 and 27 of the hat box.

The member 25 is larger than the member 24 so that the hinged point of the flap 26 is lower than the hinged point of the flap 27. By means of this arrangement when the flap 26 is folded down, the flap 27 may be folded down on top of the flap 26. In like manner the shoulder 21 is thicker than the member 25 and the bottom 22 of the hat box may be folded on top of the flap 2?, when the cabinet is to be collapsed.

The board 10 is proviced at its upper end with a U-shaped element 23 designed to engage two fingers 29 and 30 carried by a bracket 31, which can be secured to a wall or other vertical support.

The top of the casing 12 is formed with a flange 32 in which a plurality of hooks 33 are provided and the hooks 33 are designed to engage with button holes formed on the edge of two curtains 34 and 35 which are designed to join in the rear and be buttoned together or otherwise secured.

The opposite ends of the curtains 35 extend towards the front of the cabinet and are hemmed as at 36 in order to engage a rod or pole 37, which has squared end 38, and a pintle formed on its opposite end.

he pintle is designed to engage a hole in the forward end of the framework 13, while the squared end 33 is adapted to be engaged by a notch 39 also formed in the framework 13 at the for ard end thereof.

By means of this arrangement it is obvious that the two front portions of the curtains 34 and may be slid on the rod or pole 37 so that access may be had underneath the casing into the cabinet.

The framework 13 carries a plurality of hooks designed to receive clothes. and it is obvious that any number of these hooks may be provided extending inwardly of the framework 13.

In order to enhance the appearance of the cabinet, a drape 40 may be provided at the top end of the cabinet and formed with button holes designed to engage the hooks 33 on the flange 32 of the casing.

The rear ends of the drape 49 are secured to a lace 41-1, the two ends of which lace may be tied as at 42 after the casing has been set up. The lower end of the board 10 is equipped-with a pair of set screws 43, the ends of which are designed to bear against the wall or other supporting member for the casing in order to position the board 10 parallel to the wall.

When this improved collapsible clothes cabinet is to be put up, the casing A. as shown at Figure 8 is placed with the board downwardly, and the casing being pivoted on its hinge is brought at right angles to the board 10. The arms or links 1a are then brought down and engaged with the bolts 14'. The clothes rod 17 is then turned into normal position, and its end pintles 13 are brought into engagement with the retaining members 19 and 20.

The hat box 23 is then formed by unfolding the bottom 22 and the flaps 27 and 28 which are then secured together by means of suitable hooks 44 carried by the bottom 22 and engaging the pegs T5 provided on the Flaps 26 and 27.

Suitable standards 51, 52, 53 and 54 are provided, which are formed at the upper end with a groove or engaging notch 55 designed to engage the side walls of the casing 12, and to be secured thereto by any suitable means, but preferably by bolts.

Each of the standards 51, 52, and is formed of three sections, connected by hinges 56 and 57, and retained in upright position by means of the hook and eye device 58. The standards 51 and 54: have their lower end or foot of a construction, which is shown in detail in Figure 1 1- of the drawing, a transverse notch 59 being provided together with a notch 60 at right angles to the notch 59.

The purpose of. these notches will be hereafter made clear.

The lower end of the standards 52 and 53 is shown in Figure 15 of the drawings, and is provided with a notch 61, and two pins 62 and 53. The foregoing standards are adapted to support the casing and cabinet on top of a boot and shoe receptacle C, which. is shown in plan view in Figure 6.

The boot and shoe receptacle G has four walls 64:, 65, 66 and 67, which'are each separate and independent, and may be secured together by suitable means. The wall 64 carries a supporting leg 68, while the board carries supporting leg 69, the board 66 carries a siuaporting 70, and the board 67 the supporting leg 71.

The supporting legs 63, 69, all of the same construction, and therefore the description of leg 68 only will be given, bearing in mind that the remaining three legs are of similar construction' The leg 68 is carried at the end of the TO and 71 are wall or section 64;, and is formed with a longitudinal recess '72 designed to engage the freeend of the board or side wall 6? as shown in Figure 10 of the drawings.

The side wall 67 retained securely with in the recess 72 of the supporting leg 68, by means of hooks 73 and 74 carried by the wall 64. and engaging a pair of eyes carried by the wall 67.

The standard 541, which has its lower end constructed as shown in Figure 14; is adapted to sit on top of the supporting leg 63 as shown in detail in Figure 10 of the drawings, the notch or slot 59 is designed to ena rib 75 carried by the board 64 and projectin on top of the leg 68, while the v slot 60at right angles tothe slot 69 is adapted to engage-a similar rib 76 carried by the board or wall 67, and which projects from the recess 72 provided in the leg 68. In Order to coact with these reinforcing'means a pin 7 7' projects from the lower end of the standard 54 and is designed in normal position to be engaged by the recess 7 8 in the supporting leg 68.

In order to further support the standard and prevent its disengagement from the supporting leg 68, a hook'79 carried on top of the wall 64 is provided. which engages an eye 80 carried by the standard 54.

As previously mentioned, the standard 51 has its lower end constructed in an exactly similar way to the standard 54. On the other end, standards 52 and 53 are constructed as shown in Figure 15, and are provided with only one slot 61, which engages the supporting rib carried by the side walls 64 and 66 respectively, two pins 62 and 63 being carried by each of the standards, and designed to engage with recesses 81 and 82 provided in the supporting legs 69 and 71.

The supporting legs 68, 69, 70 and 71 are designed to be carried by castors 83, so that the assembled cabinet may be moved around as desired within a room. When it has been chosen to mount the cabinet freely on the supporting standards without any connection whatever to the wall or other vertical surface, a suitable bottom 84 is provided for the boot and shoe receptacle C, which bottom is formed of two sections 85 and 86 having their inner ends operatively connected by means of hinges 87 and 88.

The bottom 84 is shown in Figure 9 of the drawings, where the corners thereof are shown to be provided of suitable notches 89 designed to bear against the supporting legs 68, 69, 70 and 71 and fit snugly around the same. The bottom 84 is carried by a projecting rib 90 provided at the lower end of each of the walls 64, 65, 66 and 67.

In order that the bottom 84 may be suitably removed from the boot and shoe receptacle C, when it is desired to fold the cabinet in collapsed position, a finger notch 91 is provided in the section 86 thereof, so as to provide a suitable grip.

lVhen this improved cabinet is being mounted up, the casing 12 is brought at right angles to the board and supported on the standards 51, 52, 53 and 54, which may be extended to the required length and connected to the casing temporarily in order to support the same, while the cabinet is being put up.

The curtain 34 is then engaged with the hooks at the top of the casing after which the curtain is similarly engaged with the hooks on the opposite side of the flanged top of the casing, and the rear ends of the The curtain'rod 37 is then brought down i and 'engagedwith the hemmedfportions of the curtains '34 and 35 after which the rod isreturne'd into engagement with the forwardend of the framework 13, the squared end of the pole or rod being engaged by the notch 39 of the framework.

The drape 40 is then secured on top of the curtains 34 and 35, and retained in posi tion through the lace 41 being knotted as at 42. The cabinet is then raised on the bracket 31 by bringing its U-shaped element 28 into engagement with the fingers 29 and 30 of the bracket 31.

Ifthe cabinet is to be carried by the wall without the boot and shoe receptacle being used, the collapsible standards are removed by being disengaged from the casing 12.

On the other hand, if the cabinet is to be used in connection with the boot and shoe receptacle C, it is raised on the standards instead of being connected to the wall and the standards are mounted on the supporting legs 68, 69, and 71 as heretofore described,

However it may be desired to secure the cabinet to the wall even though it is used in connection with the boot and shoe receptacle, in which case the cabinet is hung on the brackets 30 and 31 before the standards are mounted on the supporting legs of the receptacle C.

As many changes could be made in the above construction, and many apparently widely different embodiments of my inven- I tion, within the scope of the claims, constructed without departing from the spirit or scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the accompanying specification and drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

That I claim as my invention is:

1. A collapsible clothes cabinet comprising a supporting board, a casing pivotally mounted on the board, a framework in the casing, clothes hooks and rods on the framework, means to support the casing in right angular position relatively to the board, a hat receptacle on the board, comprising hinged walls adapted to fold one over the other. a boot and shoe receptacle, supports for the boot and shoe receptacle, standards mounted on the boot and shoe receptacle and supporting the casing and board, and a curtain surrounding the casing.

2. A collapsible clothes cabinet comprising a supporting board, a casing pivotally mounted on the board, a framework in the casing, clothes hooks and rods on the framework, means to support the casing in right angular position, relatively to the board, a hat receptacle on the board comprising hinged walls adapted to fold one over the other, a boot and shoe receptacle, supports for the boot and shoe receptacle, standards on the boot and shoe receptacle, and supporting the casing and board, means to se cure the cabinet to a vertical surface, and a curtain surrounding;- the casing.

3. The collapsible clothes cabinet claimed in claim 1, in which the boot and shoe receptacle is collapsible, and comprises Walls 10 adapted to be removably secured together, and a removable collapsible bottom,

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN HENRY HYAMS. Witnesses:

JOSEPH J. Rnnvns, OZIAS NORRIS. 

